Proceeds from the 2016
Cardinals Care event continue to benefit kids in the local
community
ST. LOUIS, November 23, 2015 – Cardinals Care, the charitable foundation
of the St. Louis Cardinals, announced today that tickets for the 20th
annual Winter Warm-Up (#CardsWarmUp) will be available starting Friday, November
27 at 10 a.m. CT. One of the most popular fan events in baseball, Winter Warm-Up
takes place Saturday, January 16 through Monday, January 18, 2016 (Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Day), at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch. The event
times are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
Monday.
Beginning
Friday morning, fans can purchase admission passes for the three-day Winter
Warm-Up online at cardinals.com/winterwarmup, in the official
Cardinals Team Store at Busch Stadium and at Cardinals Clubhouse stores located
around St. Louis. Those who order online by January 4 will receive their passes
in the mail. Fans who order on/or after January 5, can avoid the Will Call lines
by picking up passes at the Busch Stadium ticket windows Monday, January 11
through Wednesday, January 13 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Will Call opens
on Friday, January 15 at the Hyatt Regency.
The prices for
admission passes, which are valid for all three days of the Warm-Up, will remain
the same as the last few years – $40 for fans age 16 and over, $10 for children
age 5 to 15. Kids under 5 are admitted free of charge. Members of the military,
police and fire departments with an active ID can receive one free adult pass
which must be obtained in person at the Official Cardinals Team Store at Busch
Stadium (November 27- January 15) or at the event.
Winter Warm-Up
provides fans with countless unique opportunities while raising money for
Cardinals Care, the team’s charitable fund whose mission is caring for kids in
the Cardinals community. Fans can meet their favorite players at autograph
sessions, play interactive games, share memories with Hall-of-Famers, take
photos with Fredbird, find collectible memorabilia, bid on one-of-a-kind items
at live and silent auctions, experience live presentations, and ask tough
questions of players, owners, scouts, broadcasters and officials at Q&A
sessions.
“We hope that
the 2016 Winter Warm-Up will be our best one yet as we reach the 20 year
milestone for the fan-favorite event,” said Michael Hall, Executive Director of
Cardinals Care and Vice President of Community Relations. “It’s really
incredible to think about how many kids we’ve helped over the last 20 years,
thanks to the generosity and continued support of Cardinals Nation.”
Many players’
autographs are free with the admission pass, while others require an autograph
ticket available through a specific additional donation. All autograph tickets
will be sold online beginning Tuesday, January 5 through Sunday, January 10.
Fans can visit cardinals.com/winterwarmup in mid-December for
details, including player autograph dates, times and, if required, additional
donation amounts. Any remaining autograph tickets not sold online will be
available at the Winter Warm-Up. For complete event details, schedule and
frequently asked questions, visit cardinals.com/winterwarmup.
Cardinals Care
was established to give fans a way of teaming up with Cardinals players and the
organization to help children in our community – both on and off the baseball
field. Since it was established in 1997, Cardinals Care has distributed over $21 million to support St. Louis area non-profit youth
organizations and built 22 youth ball fields in local under-resourced
neighborhoods. 2015 marked the 12th year of Cardinals Care’s
innovative Redbird Rookies program, a free baseball league for kids who
otherwise might not have the opportunity to play. In addition to providing all
the uniforms, gloves, bats, balls and other equipment needed for each team,
Redbird Rookies also provides extensive off-field support in the areas of
health, education, mentoring and the cultural arts for each of the nearly 4,500
kids who participate in the program each year.
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